Measuring device.



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RICH@ ."3 F. DOWNEY, OF MILVAUKEE, XVISCGNSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HUGO LGEWENBACH, 0F MILWAUKEE, ISCONSIN.

MEASURNG DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 115, 1915.

Be it known that I, RICHARD F. Downer, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Vv'isconsin, have invented. certain new' and useful Improvements in Meastiring Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, economical and accurate device `tor measuring either liquid or granulated substances, the invention being jiarticularly adapted foruse in connection with 'measuring oil that is discharged from a pump or supplied by gravity.

The invention further contemplates the application ot a register in connection with the measruing apparatus, whereby the units of such units passing through the apparatus are recorded.

A further object of my invention is to provide means in Connection with the movable element of the device, whereby the measuring unit may be varied as to weight or bulk. j

l/'ith the above and other minor objects in view the invention consists in certain peculiarities oit construction and combination ot' parts as hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings Figure l represents a central sectional elevationv of a measuring,l dethe features ot' my invention, the section being indicated by line l-*l of Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a transverse central section of the same, the section being indicated by line Ew?, of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a plan view of the measuring device; Fig. Yl, a detailed face view of 'one member ofr aregister mechanism, and Fig. 5, a detailed cross-section illustrating an adjustable weight for vregulatingr the amounts to be weighed or ured.

Rciierringby characters to the drawiiigcs:` l, l, represent the hopper and lid members respectively oi a two-part housing. rThe Walls or" the hopper member l are provided with inwardly projecting ears 2, which ears form journals for the reception ot a truu- V nion. rod 3, the same being centrally filled to anoscillatory receivinp; cup adjacent to the bottom of the saine. The receiving cup is provided with a centrally disposed division wall 4 and the bottom walls 4', 4, are flared upwardly and in opposite directions from the point oi. oscillation as shown to form discharge mouths tor'the compartments of said receiving cup, which compartments are upon opposite sides of the trunnionrod 3, it bein g understood that the said trunnion 'rod is vertically alined with a delivery nozzle 5, which nozzle extends through the upper wall of the housing lid member. The mouth -5 of the nozzle is transversely widened and contracted to form a narrow slit, whereby the flow of material therefrom will take the form of a. thin sheet, which sheet is discharged directly over the fulcrum point of the receiving cup. By this arrangement it is obvious that the receiving cup is balanced relative to its point of axis and will vibrate back and forth cci-incidentto discharge ot material into either one or other of the cour partments. l

For convenience in assemblage the lid member ot the housing is in slip-joint union with the hopper member and one of said members is provided with snap-dogs 6, which snap-dogs engage locking ears 6 that project from the opposite housing member. ln order to limit movement of the receivinl cup in either direction, the bottom of the hopper has projecting therethrouglra pair of adjustable clip-engaging studs 7, which studs come in contact with the bottom of the receiving' cup when. the latter is yswung downward to a discharging position.. The hopper member l is also provided with a discharge nozzle 8, whereby the'contents oi' the housing, after being measured, are delivered to a suitable. rccej'itacle.

rlhe delivery nozzle of the housing)r is proA vided. with an upwardly extending neck portion 5, which neck portion is internally threaded 'lor connection to a suj'iply'pipe or to the nozzle o'la pump, not shown. (lue ot the side walls of the receiving cup is provided with a iin 9, which fin is in'alinemcnt .rilh the division wall and is provided for the reception of a weight 9 that is in dovetailed connection therewith, being so arranged for adjustment up or down with relation to the pivot-point of the receivingT cup, whereby the amount ot material beine' weighed may be regulated duc to the l'act (hat the said weight will prevent tilting: ol" the cup until such time as a desired amount ot material has flowed into one of its compartinents. @ne of the side walls of the receiving cup is also provided with a weightcontrolled tappetiinger l0, which tappet linger is in pivotal union with the cap wall and adapted to resist strain in one direction only and to yield in opposition to strain in the other direction. The upper end of the tappet nger is arranged to` enter a slot il that is formed in the top wall of the hopper nieinber and project above said wall when in an intermediate position relative to the point of oscillation of the receiving cup.

ln describing an arc about the point of laxis'oi the receiving cup the tappet finger is arranged to successively engage a series of teeth 12 of a registering dial 13, which dial is revolubly mounted upon the neck 5 of the receiving nozzle. The said dial is held against inadvertent movement by a friction spring li which is carried by the lid and adapted to engage the face of the dial. One of the teeth 12 of this dial is of greater length than the series and the said tooth i: adapted to engage successively the teeth of a second registering dial 15, which latter dial is mounted upon the side wall of the housing lid member. The teeth of the dial 13 repre sent the units of measurement relative to the compartments of the receiving` cup as., for example, when the cup is in the position shown in Fig. i, after the flow of liquid from the nozzle has filled the compartment to a degree whereby the preponderance of weight of said liquid will overcome the `weight of the cup, the said i'illed receiving cup will swing,l downward or in the direction i as indicated by the arrow and thus dump its contents into the hopper. Coincident to the swinging" movement the tappet linger will engage and ride under the tooth l2 of the dial i3, which tooth is now extended across the slot 11,'as best shown in Fig. 3, and coincident to the division wall 4 having" passed the mouth of' the delivery nozzle 5g, Athe liquid flowing from said mouth will be directed into the new empty compartment, into which said liquid will continue to iiow and the receiving cup will come to rest upon the stop-pin at the opposite side of the trunni'oii, it being borne-in mind that the con* tents of the bucket previously filled is now discharged and that the preponderance of weight has been reversed. The measured y qiiantity of liquid or other article being operated upon will now fill the compartment and the weight of the material lwill again cause the receiving1 cup to oscillate bach to the position shown .in Fig. l. Durinp;r this return movement the tappettinger i0 will one of tlieteeth l2 of the dial and cause `saiddial to rotate a distance offene tooth.` hus after the receiving cup has .measuredi and discharged the second batch @isteriv gr di al will indicate "fple A,uid the compartments of?? the receiving cup each contain a haif pint, after two hilf pints nave been measured and discharged the. dial wouldshow one pint. Hence with each complete `upon it will engage one of the teeth of the registeringn dial l5, whereby said dial will 'be moved one tooth, indicating` one gallon.A

it should be understood that the registering device just mentioned be incased, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and that, while ll have shown only two registering dials, the said registering; device can be multiplied indefinitely and varied to indicate ani/'series or multiple thereof of known measuring units.

in order'to checlr` up the apparatus and prevent confusion in measuring, it is preferable at all times to start a measuring opera-- tion when the receiving cup is in the position shown in Fig. l, in which position the tappet finger will start upon its negative stroke, and hence7 to indicate this position and also to permit manual adjustment of the receiving' cup te its correct starting position, il provide the said cup with-a manipulating pin 16. llhispin projects from one side wall of the cup through a circular slot 16 that is formed in the housing lid and hence after the operator has obtained the desired num ber of units, should the cup be at re. n its finishing; position rather than a startingn position, the same may be manually shifted. lt is also apparent that when the eut-oft of iiow occurred after a measuring operation, should the cup compartment under the flow nozzle receive a fractional part of the unit to be measured, upon the nent measuring operation this unit will be completed.

vWhile l have shown and de cribed a sp;-`

ciic exemplilic'ation of iny invention., it is apparent that the structural features may be varied indefinitely within the knowledge of the skilled mechanic, attention being called to the fact that the generic principle embodies a vibratory receiving cup having a central partition, the cup being acted upon by a predeterminedly selected .weight or quantity. Thus measurements of products can be effected without the use of gears or other mechanisms which would increase the cost of manufacture and alsorender the de- Yvice sensitive to wear.

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Yfn a measuring device having; a delivery nozzle, a receiving cup pivoted thereunder. the pivot being contiguous to the bottom of the receiving cup and iii alineinent with the discharge nozzle, a central partition in the receiving; cup arranged to vibrate across the line of discharge of the nozzle; the combinai tioh of a parallel edged dovetailed pro from one wall of the cup and cast iniis tegral therewith, the n being extende from the pvot point of said cup to lus up/pel` edge and pamllel'mg the central parution thereof7 a Weight havmg e dovemled groove in @ne face thereof' for sldable engagement Wlth the doveteled fm, and a screw in threaded union with 4the weight adapted to friction ally engage the face of said n whereby the weight is held 1n adjusted pom-tion In testimony that l claim the -eegeng 13 have hereunto set my hand et Milwaukee inY the county of Mllwaukee andv State e?? consm 1n the presence of two Wltnesses.

Witnesses:

N. E. OLIPHANT, .M E. DOWNEY. 

